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Wikidata weekly summary #303

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Wikidata weekly summary #304

Brussels

Hello

Hi Andy. Akwr (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hello

Hello Andy. MaikenHemme (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC) Are you happy today?

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Hello Andy. Theistrollejensen (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

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Hello Andy... EdenRS (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

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Hello Andy. Ajtharris (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

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Hello, Could you offer me a beer? ManonBondetti (talk)

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Hello Andy. Munozr.mb (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hallo

Can you buy me a beer, Andy. JNiemann (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Hello

Hello Andy This is Matthew Collins from ArchSci2020. Mc80york (talk) 15:10, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

HELLO

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ORCID login question

Hi Andy, Do you know whether it would be possible to integrate the login system of ORCID and Wikimedia so that people with ORCID accounts could just use their login details as a wikimedia account? It could be a tiny barrier to entry reduction that would also allow ORCID to track wikipedia editing activity Alternatively, some one-button way of creating a wikimedia account from ORCID could work (possibly auto-pupulating the new user page with the relevant {{authority control}} template. T.Shafee(Evo&Evo)talk 04:35, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

@Evolution and evolvability: Yes, technically it's possible; I drafted some notes about this at meta:ORCID. It would need both the approval of the Wikimedia community and an investment of WMF resources; and possibly paying for WMF to have ORCID corporate membership. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:20, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Disappeared (Northern Ireland)

Any reason why you have violated WP:TROUBLES here? As for my revert, your edit was entirely unreferenced and unexplained. GiantSnowman 11:17, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

It's not possible to violate a "Request for arbitration". My edit was explained (edit summary "add Lisa Dorrian to table"). Yours, on the contrary, was not (reverting with an edit summary of "rv". You've been around here long enough to know better than to do that. My edit was also covered by existing citations in the article. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:38, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
I'd direct you to the decision of the Arbitration (at WP:ARBTRB) where it says "Pages relating to The Troubles [...] are placed under discretionary sanctions" aka 1RR. I'll again ask why you violated this (and also WP:BRD, in case you are ignorant of WP:TROUBLES)). FYI my edit summary was inadvertently brief (I sometimes accidentally click save when on my Mac) whereas yours was practically non-existent. GiantSnowman 11:45, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
[ec] Well, if that's what you meant, that's what you should have said. Quite why you might have meant that, when I did not violate 1RR, is a matter for conjecture. BRD, on the other hand, cannot be "violated", since it it merely "an optional method of reaching consensus" (though it does require the reverting party to give an explanation for their revert, which you failed to do); again, you have been around here long enough to know better than to make such a comment. As for your false "feign ignorance", such attempts to smear [even if subsequently redacted] are beneath contempt. But yes, of course your edit summary was an "accident". Who could ever think otherwise? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:57, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
You have also been here long enough to a) WP:AGF and b) ask another editor if their summary was insufficient enougnbf ro you to comply with the basics of BRD. GiantSnowman 11:59, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
For what' it's worth I've finished the edit you started. Not difficult. GiantSnowman 12:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
AGF does not require me to accept a revert made with no stated reason in the edit summary or elsewhere; and neither does BRD. As I said above, but you seem to have overlooked, BRD is merely "an optional method of reaching consensus". But since you're still learning about BRD, you can now note that it also says "Revert an edit if it is not an improvement, and it cannot be immediately fixed by refinement. Consider reverting only when necessary. BRD does not encourage reverting...". HTH. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:18, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #305

20:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Janet Boyman

Please don't fiddle with other editor's user pages: It just incites drama—I assume you wish to avoid that. Cheers, —SerialNumber54129 paranoia /cheap shit room 10:37, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

I think you're operating under a misapprehension; I suggest you look at the article's history. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:57, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
As I indicate in my edit summary this time, while nobody should claim ownership over their creations, common sense and courtesy prevails in this case. I am sorry to say this, but if you try to do silly move warring like this again, you will lose your editing privilege. Whenever there is a chance to reduce unnecessary drama, it is only right to try your best to promote good will and collegial editing. You are free to start a new article on Janet Boyman that is not a duplicate copy if that's what you prefer. I hope you understand. Alex Shih (talk) 11:07, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
Noted that you're an involved admin making block threats and abusing your tools to protect an article where you are involved. Shameful. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:17, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Signpost issue 4 – 29 March 2018

New Page Review Newsletter No.10

Hello Pigsonthewing, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

ACTRIAL:

  • ACTRIAL's six month experiment restricting new page creation to (auto)confirmed users ended on 14 March. As expected, a greatly increased number of unsuitable articles and candidates for deletion are showing up in the feed again, and the backlog has since increased already by ~30%. Please consider reviewing a few extra articles each day.

Paid editing

  • Now that ACTRIAL is inoperative pending discussion, please be sure to look for tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator if appropriate, and submit the issue to WP:COIN if necessary.

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  • The next issue Wikipedia's newspaper The Signpost has now been published after a long delay. There are some articles in it, including ACTRIAL wrap-up that will be of special interest to New Page Reviewers. Don't hesitate to contribute to the comments sections. The Signpost is one of the best ways to stay up date with news and new developments - please consider subscribing to it. All editors of Wikipedia and associated projects are welcome to submit articles on any topic for consideration by the The Signpost's editorial team for the next issue.

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Thank you ...

... for improving article quality in March! Happy Easter! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 1 April 2018 (UTC)